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As you will read – in the excerpt – as many as 99.9 percent of the people you know and will know in whatever field you go, will be ‘in the pile’ and will hate their jobs and their status in life. Make no mistake, 2013 will not be the year when lazy, ordinary and average workers rise. In times like these, if you are not valuable to your boss, you will not be valued by your boss. As young…

It is now clear that in the long run what really matters most is WHAT you know and what you can do as opposed to WHO you know. Intelligence trumps socioeconomic background in determining how successful you can become.

Throwing darts at a tiny bulls-eye from about 30 feet across the room with a sprained wrist is how I would describe my past exam preparation and exam taking experiences. Who knows what to do? Just give it your hardest shot. Hit or miss at least you gave it your best, right?

Every student knows the feeling. It’s like the desire to succeed in school, though quiet all year, gains herculean strength every November – December or April – June as we anxiously begin to prepare for final exams. Suddenly it seems like the only way to avoid the F of your life, is to spend almost every waking (and non-waking) hour cramming your brain. STOP – step away from that can of Red Bull. Before you down yet another 5 Hour…

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You know the list – run a marathon, write a book, do a MBA, work at so and so, travel to France, start your own business and so forth. Should you make an effort to do that unending list of things that “they” claim will make you happy, successful, accomplished? Eric Karjaluoto, the writer of the article “Forget Self-Improvement,” argues very eloquently that perhaps you shouldn’t. Karjaluto makes a compelling argument for the already compelling idea of abandoning a life…

Whether you are a university or college student trying to get an internship or you are seriously seeking to land that permanent dream job, these are the boneheaded mistakes that will ensure you never get a foot in the door (and leave you feeling pretty silly). The list comes from a recently published CareerBuilder study in which 3,023 hiring managers and human resource professionals were surveyed.

Choosing a career soon? Here is a wee bit of advice: Check and double-check your priorities well. Decide now, how much your bed, your long night’s rest and your freedom to tap the snooze button means to you, as when it comes to ‘sleep time’, all careers are not created equal. The American mattress company Sleepy’s recently commissioned a study to determine the most sleep-deprived and the most rested occupations in America. Just last week it was reported by Catherine…